Medical microbiology and infection at a glance

Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance, Fourth edition......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface to the fourth edition......Page 8
Preface to the first edition......Page 9
1: Structure and classification of bacteria......Page 10
2: Innate immunity and normal flora......Page 12
3: Pathogenicity and pathogenesis of infectious disease......Page 14
4: The laboratory investigation of infection......Page 16
5: Antibacterial therapy......Page 18
6: Antibiotics in clinical use......Page 20
7: Resistance to antibacterial agents......Page 22
8: Sources and transmission of infection......Page 24
9: Principles of infection control......Page 26
10: Infection in the hospital environment......Page 28
11: Immunization......Page 30
12: Emerging infections......Page 32
13: Staphylococcus......Page 34
14: Streptococcal infections......Page 36
15: Streptococcus pneumoniae, other Gram-positive cocci and the alpha-haemolytic streptococci......Page 38
16: Listeria, Bacillus, Corynebacterium and environmental mycobacteria......Page 40
17: Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis......Page 42
18: Pathogenic mycobacteria......Page 44
19: Clostridium......Page 46
20: Non-sporing anaerobic infections......Page 48
21: Neisseria and Moraxella......Page 50
22: Small Gram-negative coccobacilli: Haemophilus, Brucella, Francisella, Yersinia and Bartonella......Page 52
23: Pathogenicity of enteric Gram-negative bacteria......Page 54
24: Enterobacteriaceae clinical syndromes......Page 56
25: Vibrio, Campylobacter and Helicobacter......Page 58
26: Environmental pathogens: Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Legionella......Page 60
27: Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Rickettsia......Page 62
28: Spiral bacteria......Page 64
29: Virus structure, classification and antiviral therapy......Page 66
30: Herpesviruses I......Page 68
31: Herpesviruses II......Page 70
32: DNA viruses: adenovirus, parvovirus and poxvirus......Page 72
33: Measles, mumps and rubella......Page 74
34: Influenza viruses......Page 76
35: Parainfluenza and other respiratory viruses......Page 78
36: Enterovirus and viruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract......Page 80
37: Hepatitis viruses......Page 82
38: Tropical, exotic or arbovirus infections......Page 84
39: Yeast infections......Page 86
40: Filamentous fungi......Page 88
41: Intestinal protozoa......Page 90
42: Malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis......Page 92
43: Gut helminths......Page 94
44: Tissue helminths......Page 96
45: Congenital and perinatal infections......Page 98
46: HIV infection and AIDS......Page 100
47: Pyrexia of unknown origin and septicaemia......Page 102
48: Endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis......Page 104
49: Infections of the central nervous system......Page 106
50: Respiratory tract infections......Page 108
51: Urinary and genital infections......Page 110
52: Infections of the bones and joints......Page 112
53: Bacterial diarrhoeal disease......Page 114
54: Zoonoses......Page 116
55: Infections in immunocompromised patients......Page 118
56: Ocular infections......Page 120
57: Infections of the skin and soft tissue......Page 122
Index......Page 124